English Explanatory Dictionary

spoilsport

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
adj
  1. Like a spoilsport.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/ /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ en-us-spoilsport.ogg en-au-spoilsport.ogg

Word forms

spoilsport spoilsports spoil-sport more spoilsport most spoilsport

Etymology

From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).

Synonyms

addle-plot buzzkill cold fish dampener downer fun sponge grinch joy killer killjoy marplot miserabilist party pooper spoilsport stick in the mud wet blanket wet rag

Antonyms

life and soul of the party life of the party live wire party animal

Related words

backseat driver busybody buttinski buttinsky encroacher gatecrasher interloper intruder kibitzer meddler nosy parker peeping tom persona non grata stickybeak yenta yente damper passion killer pedant prude rain on one's parade fly in the ointment turd in the punchbowl put a damper on nonconform spoil

Derived words

spoilsportism
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